Nebraska schools ranked by test score
Latest NSCAS year (2024-25). 259 schools with reported Science scores. State average: 73.4%.
| Rank | School | Level | Science | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FIRE RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ELKHORN · ELKHORN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 94.1% | +20.7pp |
| 2 | GRACE ABBOTT ELEM SCHOOL OMAHA · MILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 92.9% | +19.5pp |
| 3 | WHITETAIL CREEK ELEMENTARY OMAHA · GRETNA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 92.9% | +19.5pp |
| 4 | MEADOWLARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL KEARNEY · KEARNEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 92.4% | +19.0pp |
| 5 | WEST BAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA · ELKHORN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 92.4% | +19.0pp |
| 6 | WHEELER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA · MILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 92.2% | +18.8pp |
| 7 | WOODBROOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ELKHORN · ELKHORN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 92.0% | +18.6pp |
| 8 | WYSONG ELEMENTARY LINCOLN · LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 91.6% | +18.2pp |
| 9 | ASHLAND-GREENWOOD INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL ASHLAND · ASHLAND-GREENWOOD PUBLIC SCHS | Elementary | 91.2% | +17.8pp |
| 10 | SPRING RIDGE ELEMENTARY OMAHA · ELKHORN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 91.2% | +17.8pp |
| 11 | KLOEFKORN ELEMENTARY LINCOLN · LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 90.7% | +17.3pp |
| 12 | PALISADES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA · GRETNA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 90.7% | +17.3pp |
| 13 | ROHWER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA · MILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 90.7% | +17.3pp |
| 14 | WILLOWDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA · MILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 90.6% | +17.2pp |
| 15 | GRETNA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL GRETNA · GRETNA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 90.5% | +17.1pp |
| 16 | MANCHESTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA · ELKHORN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 90.3% | +16.9pp |
| 17 | BLUE SAGE ELEMENTARY ELKHORN · ELKHORN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 90.2% | +16.8pp |
| 18 | PINE CREEK ELEMENTARY BENNINGTON · BENNINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 90.1% | +16.7pp |
| 19 | STANDING BEAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA · OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 90.0% | +16.6pp |
| 20 | NORRIS INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL FIRTH · NORRIS SCHOOL DIST 160 | Elementary | 89.9% | +16.5pp |
| 21 | CAVETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LINCOLN · LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 89.8% | +16.4pp |
| 22 | FAIRVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BELLEVUE · BELLEVUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 89.8% | +16.4pp |
| 23 | STRATFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BENNINGTON · BENNINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 89.7% | +16.3pp |
| 24 | SHERIDAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LINCOLN · LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 89.2% | +15.8pp |
| 25 | HITCHCOCK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA · MILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 89.1% | +15.7pp |
| 26 | UPCHURCH ELEMENTARY OMAHA · MILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 89.1% | +15.7pp |
| 27 | ACKERMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA · MILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 89.0% | +15.6pp |
| 28 | HARVEST HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL GRETNA · GRETNA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 89.0% | +15.6pp |
| 29 | ARBOR VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ELKHORN · ELKHORN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 88.9% | +15.5pp |
| 30 | ST PAUL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ST PAUL · ST PAUL PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 88.9% | +15.5pp |
| 31 | BUFFALO HILLS ELEMENTARY KEARNEY · KEARNEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 88.8% | +15.4pp |
| 32 | HILLRISE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ELKHORN · ELKHORN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 88.8% | +15.4pp |
| 33 | ADAMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LINCOLN · LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 88.7% | +15.3pp |
| 34 | BELL ELEMENTARY PAPILLION · PAPILLION LA VISTA COMMUNITY SCHOOLS | Elementary | 88.6% | +15.2pp |
| 35 | CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MC COOK · MC COOK PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 88.6% | +15.2pp |
| 36 | CHASE COUNTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IMPERIAL · CHASE COUNTY SCHOOLS | Elementary | 88.5% | +15.1pp |
| 37 | PORTAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LA VISTA · PAPILLION LA VISTA COMMUNITY SCHOOLS | Elementary | 88.5% | +15.1pp |
| 38 | REAGAN ELEMENTARY OMAHA · MILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 88.5% | +15.1pp |
| 39 | BENNINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BENNINGTON · BENNINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 88.2% | +14.8pp |
| 40 | TARA HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PAPILLION · PAPILLION LA VISTA COMMUNITY SCHOOLS | Elementary | 88.2% | +14.8pp |
| 41 | BELLEVUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BELLEVUE · BELLEVUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 88.1% | +14.7pp |
| 42 | COLUMBIAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA · OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 88.1% | +14.7pp |
| 43 | ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT WILBER WILBER · WILBER-CLATONIA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 88.1% | +14.7pp |
| 44 | PATRIOT ELEMENTARY PAPILLION · PAPILLION LA VISTA COMMUNITY SCHOOLS | Elementary | 88.1% | +14.7pp |
| 45 | PRAIRIE QUEEN ELEMENTARY PAPILLION · PAPILLION LA VISTA COMMUNITY SCHOOLS | Elementary | 88.0% | +14.6pp |
| 46 | ELEMENTARY AT BENNET BENNET · PALMYRA DISTRICT O R 1 | Elementary | 87.8% | +14.4pp |
| 47 | SAGEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA · ELKHORN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 87.8% | +14.4pp |
| 48 | OAKDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA · WESTSIDE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS | Elementary | 87.7% | +14.3pp |
| 49 | ASPEN CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA · GRETNA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 87.6% | +14.2pp |
| 50 | SKYLINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ELKHORN · ELKHORN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 87.5% | +14.1pp |
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About this ranking
Schools are ranked by the percentage of students who scored at or above the NSCAS % On Track + Advanced threshold on the latest available NSCAS Science test (school year 2024-25). A higher percentage is better.
Only public schools with a reasonable cohort size are included (at least 50 total students enrolled, since the source file does not include per-subject student counts), so very small programs and special-purpose centers are filtered out.
The state average shown above is enrollment-weighted: we multiply each school's score by how many of its students tested, sum those across every public school in Nebraska, and divide by the total students tested. This way a big school counts more than a tiny one in the typical-student average.